--- title: "Seashell Trust: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/seashell-trust-stockport-733882 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-10-30 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Seashell Trust: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Seashell Trust (Companies House 04216714, Stockport) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 4 September 2023 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 September 2023 - Also known as: Royal College Manchester; Seashell Health Service - Industry: Education - Town: Stockport - Registered address: Stanley Road, Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, Cheshire, SK8 6RQ - Companies House number: 04216714 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04216714) - Website: https://www.seashelltrust.org.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/seashell-trust/ - Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/seashell-trust-stockport-733882 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 294 licensed sponsors in Stockport: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/stockport - One of 4,518 in Education: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/education - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 10 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 12 Oct 2026: Director resigned: POVEY, Carol Mary. Director change recorded on 12 Oct 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. The 20-working-day window runs to about 9 Nov 2026. - 18 Sep 2026: Director resigned: HOGGINS, Colin. Director change recorded on 18 Sep 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 3 Feb 2026: Director resigned: SMALE, Christopher Luke. Director change recorded on 3 Feb 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 Jul 2025: New director appointed: QUAYLE, Nicola Jean. Director change recorded on 8 Jul 2025. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Apr 2025: New director appointed: LLOYD, Richard Huw. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 2025. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 11 Feb 2025: New director appointed: KORTLAND, Elanor Ruth. Director change recorded on 11 Feb 2025. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 5 Sep 2024: Director resigned: UUS, Kai, Dr. Director change recorded on 5 Sep 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 Jul 2024: New director appointed: HOLBROOK, Beth. Director change recorded on 8 Jul 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 6 Jun 2024: Director resigned: WILKINS, Tina. Director change recorded on 6 Jun 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 3 Jun 2024: Director resigned: GILLINGHAM, Stephen Paul. Director change recorded on 3 Jun 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings. ## Sponsored jobs No listings matched yet. Job listings are harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched back to the register by employer name. ## Common questions about Seashell Trust ### Is Seashell Trust a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Seashell Trust in Stockport is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2023. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Seashell Trust sponsor? Seashell Trust is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Seashell Trust based? The register lists Seashell Trust at Stanley Road, Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, Cheshire, SK8 6RQ. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else. ### How current is this information? This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026, and Companies House records for company number 04216714. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK. ## About this data - Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status. - Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ - Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice. - "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date. - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/seashell-trust-stockport-733882 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/seashell-trust-stockport-733882.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.